nbc's jim miklaszewski from afghanistan. we'll keep you updated on that story. >>> in the meantime, that leads us to today's battle of the day. do you think the u.s. should lead any troops in afghanistan after 2014? weigh in by choosing one of two hash tags, rfdstay or rfdleave. we'll update and share you responses throughout the show. >>> and in case you missed it, nbc's andrea mitchell did a remarkable exclusive sit-down interview with secretary of state, john kerry, and made the news on everything from the crisis in the ukraine to north korea. take a listen. >>> what we're hoping is that russia will not see this as a sort of continuation of the cold war. we don't see it that way. we do not believe this should be an east/west russia/united states, this is not "rocky iv," believe me. >> why isn't this genocide? >> well, andrea, that gets into all kinds of definitions. what it is is wholesale killing of your own people. they have conducted executions using .122-millimeter aircraft guns to obliterate people and force people t